Monthly Archives: June 2010

Finding PHP Short Tags

There are a number of ways to escape between PHP and output (usually HTML) mode. Personally I recommend sticking with the traditional <?php style. One method that can cause problems is the so called ‘short tag’ style – <? and … Continue reading

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First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Fraud

The First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit is reportedly suffering from a great deal of fraud. Two days ago WebCPA reported that $9.1 million went to 1,295 prisoners. CNN reported that a total of 4,608 inmates filed for the credit. I get … Continue reading

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WordCamp Utah 2010

It’s been nearly two years since the first WordCamp Utah, a packed house at the Novell campus in Provo. Now plans are in place for a WordCamp Utah 2010! August 28th is the day, University of Utah is the place. … Continue reading

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The Loosely Coupled Web

There are so many terms floating around for the “the web”. One that has been overly abused is “web 2.0″. Someone mentioned “web 2.0″ during a conversation the other day and it reminded me that I had never written about … Continue reading

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Online Video Ads, The Ratios Are All Wrong

I just watched a 62 second video clip on CNN. The pre-roll ad before the clip? 30 seconds. Ug.

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WordCamp SF 2010 Presentation Video

From WordPress.TV. I’ll never get used to watching myself on video.

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New AT&T Data Plans

There has been much said about the new AT&T data plans, with particular emphasis on the iPhone, as it requires a data plan. Here are some numbers: $15 / 200 MB = $0.075/MB $25 / 2,000 MB = $0.0125/MB Then … Continue reading

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Will it Blend – Modern Marvels

Blending stuff is cool :-)

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WordPress Pretty Permalinks with Nginx

Setting Permalinks in WordPress is simple and flexible. Core WordPress checks to see if the Apache mod_rewrite module is loaded before fully enabling permalinks. If that check fails then it includes index.php in your permalink structure in order to make … Continue reading

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Comparing E-mail Address Validating Regular Expressions

Validating an email address with a regular expression is something nearly every developer struggles with. So when I came across Comparing E-mail Address Validating Regular Expressions I wanted to make sure I left myself a note here so that I … Continue reading

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